February is our annual CQ Market Survey
issue, and this year, Contributing Editor Gordon West, WB6NOA, covers the
marketplace of VHF/UHF FM mobile transceivers. We've also got the results of
the 2009 CQ World Wide VHF Contest, which was handicapped by poor band
conditions, but DX entries were up by 14%.

There's nothing like a hot soldering iron to
warm up those cold winter evenings, so we've got a great project article
this month from designer Charles Kitchin, N1TEV, to build your own
High-Performance Regenerative Receiver. If building from scratch isn't your
thing, Kit-Building Editor Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB, features several kit
projects, including a couple based on N1TEV designs.

An issue of major concern among many hams
recently has been the FCC's strict new interpretation of the the "pecuniary
interest" rules, specifically the restriction on "communications on behalf
of an employer." Contributing Editor Gordon West, WB6NOA, offers an Op-Edthis month on a petition that he
and two other hams have submitted to the FCC to clarify the rule. CQ
magazine publisher CQ Communications, Inc., has submitted its own petition,
which is explained by Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, in this month's "Zero
Bias" editorial.

The February issue also includes the rules
for this year's CQ World Wide WPX Contest (SSB weekend March 27-28; CW
weekend May 29-30). There are changes in the multi-single rule, so if you
participate in this category, be sure to read them closely. You can also link directly to the rulesright here.

Public Service Editor Richard Fisher, KI6SN,
shines some sunlight on SKYWARN Recognition Day events around the country;
"World of Ideas" editor Dave Ingram, K4TWJ, looks at the international side
of ham radio; and Digital Editor Don Rotolo, N2IRZ, connects ham radio and
social networking. Mobiling Editor Jeff Reinhardt, AA6JR, takes us on a
"first class" trip inside the very impressive mobile setup of Robert
Perkins, W0JEE, and we welcome a new co-editor of "Beginner's Corner," Rich
Arland, K7SZ, who will alternate every other month with Wayne Yoshida,
KH6WZ. Rich starts off this month with a look at various types of batteries
used to power our handhelds and various accessories.

QRP Editor Dave Ingram, K4TWJ, takes us "Hoot'n
in a Can" (you've got to read this to believe it!) and visits a "buildathon"
in the United Kingdom; New Products Editor John Wood, WV5J, focuses this
month on power-related items; and "VHF Plus" editor Joe Lynch, N6CL, says
anyone inclined to try working moonbounce (EME) should do it now, since
conditions are the best they've been in the past nine years and the best
they'll be for the next nine years!

Awards Editor Ted Melinosky, K1BV, highlights
the amazing accomplishment of Jaclyn Woody, N8RLJ, who recently completed
her USA-CA All Counties Award, working all 3077 U.S. counties on 2-meter FM!
Her secret? Ahhh… gotta read the article! DX Editor Carl Smith, N4AA, looks
forward to a better DXing year in 2010 (sunspots, anyone?); Contesting
Editor John Dorr, K1AR, looks at the contesting technique of "running;" and
Propagation Editor Tomas Hood, NW7US, reviews conditions in the 2009 CQ WW
Contest CW weekend and looks ahead to what we can expect on the bands in
February.

Finally, our 65th anniversary celebration
continues with the second installment of our ham radio history timeline,
covering 1951-1956, and an expanded version of a popular feature from our
60th anniversary, "65 Great Things About Ham Radio."

That's a brief look at what's coming up in the
February issue of CQ magazine, which should be on newsstands and in
subscribers' mailboxes by late January. For information on becoming a CQ
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